“End Nuclear Insanity Before Nuclear Insanity Ends Humanity”

LLOYD A. WILLIAMS-PENDERGRAFT

JAN 31, 2024

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Tomorrow night I will begin my fictional tale about what can happen to a world of ‘all things nuclear’ in this space to write in serial form new and unique episodes of what I call “El Nuclear Diablo”, adding perhaps one chapter a week here for you to follow. But still the nightly categorical Digest of “All Things Nuclear” with the best consolidated information anywhere for everyone interested in the ongoing world(s) life-threatening use of nuclear energy and the threats of nuclear war will be here for you every evening.

For the 1st time in more than two years I have the time to divert my full attention from the writing, editing, and publishing of a new set of two novels from the old west of the 1880s going to press late this week or early next week. They are titled “The Sweetwater Conspiracy: The Legend of Cattle Kate” with subtitles for volume I “The Emergence” and “The Conspiracy” for volume II. If you are an old west genre fan, this two-volume tome will fill your appetite beyond any western story you have read since Larry McMurtry’s “Lonesome Dove” back in 1985. Look for it at your favorite online Bookstore, including Amazon, in the coming week or so.

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But I will also continue to comment from my points of view about current events in between episodes. If the “Bulletin of Atomic Scientists (which Albert Einstein was instrumental in forming) is good enough to believe “There is still time and that we must ‘demand change”, then who am I to disagree. So long as I am able to see, read and write, and think, I will never give up on the chance to see a nuclear-free world full of hope, unity, love, and peace.

But now back to the “All Things Nuclear” issues provided by my own personal digest courtesy of Google . . . ~llaw

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There are 6 categories (including a bonus category at the end for news about the Yellowstone caldera and other volcanic and caldera activity that also play an important role in humanity’s lives) as do ‘all things nuclear’ for you to pick from, usually with up to 3 links to the most important media stories in each category, but sometimes fewer and occasionally even none (especially so with the Yellowstone Caldera). The Categories are listed below in their usual order:

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TODAY’S NUCLEAR WORLD’S NEWS (01/31/2024):

All Things Nuclear

NEWS

Inside the world’s first reactor that will power Earth using the same nuclear reaction as the Sun

Euronews.com

So, you’re doing the same thing. You’re crushing pressurisation as well as adding heat and you get an explosion of energy, E = mc². A little amount of …

Interview with Dr. Jürgen Guldner from BMW | Innovation Zone – YouTube

YouTube

SpaceX Is Building The All Seeing Starship Eye! What about it!? New … Why I changed my mind about nuclear power | Michael Shellenberger | TEDxBerlin.

Ontario Power Generation extending life of Pickering Nuclear Generating Station – YouTube

YouTube

Ontario Power Generation is moving ahead with a plan to extend the life of the aging Pickering Nuclear Plant … Living in Montana –Things They Don’t …

Nuclear Power

NEWS

Biden to offer $1.5B loan to restart nuclear power plant on Lake Michigan – The Detroit News

The Detroit News

The Biden administration is poised to lend $1.5 billion for what what would be the first restart of a shuttered US nuclear reactor at a nuclear …

Report: Feds will give $1.5 billion to restart Palisades nuclear plant | Bridge Michigan

Bridge Michigan

The federal government is reportedly poised to offer a $1.5 billion loan to re-start the Palisades nuclear plant · The plant’s owner, Holtec …

Report: Feds will give $1.5 million to restart Palisades nuclear plant | Bridge Michigan

Bridge Michigan

The federal government is reportedly poised to offer a $1.5 billion loan to re-start the Palisades nuclear plant; The plant’s owner, Holtec Energy …

Nuclear War

NEWS

Talking about security, U.S. puts Europe at risk of nuclear war – China Military

China Military

In response to the “growing threat from Russia,” the U.S. is planning to station nuclear warheads – three times as strong as the Hiroshima bomb – in …

Doomsday Clock at 90 seconds to midnight — time is almost up – Independent Australia

Independent Australia

Nuclear experts are warning that we are at a dangerous level of nuclear annihilation as wars escalate around the world.

Doomsday Clock at 90 seconds to midnight — time is almost up – Independent Australia

Independent Australia

Nuclear experts are warning that we are dangerously close to annihilation as wars escalate around the world.

Nuclear Power Emergencies

NEW

Turbine trip caused shutdown at Peach Bottom plant – York Dispatch

York Dispatch

A shutdown of a nuclear reactor Monday at the Peach Bottom Atomic Power … emergency,” according to the notification. The licensee confirmed there was …

Environmental Protection in New Nuclear Power Programmes | IAEA

International Atomic Energy Agency

It aligns more closely with the phased approach and takes into account Revision 1 of IAEA Nuclear Energy Series NG-G-3.1 and highlights the interface …

Finland amends regulations on NPP emergency planning zones

Nuclear Engineering International

Finland’s Radiation & Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK – Säteilyturvakeskus) has adopted a new regulation that no longer stipulates a five-kilometre …

Nuclear War Threats

NEWS

Analysts: North Korea Seeks to Dominate South Korea Through Nuclear Coercion

VOA News

Domestic political and economic instability that threatens his survival could prompt Kim to start a war using the pretext of external threats as an …

The warnings from Greenham Common’s women are as pertinent as ever – The Guardian

The Guardian

… nuclear deterrence that got left out of the BBC documentary. Today, humanity stands on the very dangerous brink of nuclear war, with nuclear threats …

Doomsday Clock at 90 seconds to midnight — time is almost up – Independent Australia

Independent Australia

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un wrapped the year with fresh threats of a nuclear attack on Seoul and orders for a military arsenal build-up to prepare …

Yellowstone Caldera

NEWS

USGS Has 1 U.S. Volcano at WATCH/ORANGE Level; 4 at YELLOW/ADVISORY Today

Weatherboy

… Volcano Observatory, the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory, and the Northern Mariana Islands Volcano Observatory. Each of those additional volcano …

“End Nuclear Insanity Before Nuclear Insanity Ends Humanity”

LLOYD A. WILLIAMS-PENDERGRAFT

JAN 30, 2024

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My thoughts and comments tonight are in response to a friend’s concern that there is nothing that we can do to change the course of human destiny. Following is what she wrote in response to my Post #525 from last night, sans her name because I don’t have her permission to Post it here tonight, but it is also available on m Substack comments from last night. ~llaw

She: Lloyd, This is very discouraging. I am gratified to have information about what is really going on, however, bad news is what it comes to. Countries and their leaders will do what they will. When it comes to the crunch, individuals aren’t those in power. Russia will do what it will to Ukraine, Israel will do what it will to Gaza., etc. I so wish the world would look more hopeful. Besides reading your post, I read this morning that artists, if they protest, are being punished by having their shows cancelled. I’m referring to artists specifically protesting Netanyahu’s turning Gaza into rubble and thousands of Palestinians being killed and starved. This censorship is in the United States where we allegedly have free speech. I don’t see what our options are.

Me: I hear you loud and clear, my dear friend And I understand, and in my heart I know what I would like to witness and live to see, will never happen. But it really could be done if billions of people actually cared and understood their plight and their destiny. Only a rag-tag few of us will ever realize that world peace and harmony is possible. I am no Martin Luther King nor Nelson Mandela. And of course even Jesus Christ died in vain. So realism is as useless as the dreams these men had.

But I will still provide information and comment on genuinely wrongful issues that will never be anything more than a wish. My true hope is that there is something lurking, waiting, in the background, a power we are not aware of that will force the hand of these despots who rule with hatred and malice and for their own self-aggrandizement. I have every intention to turn my commentary into fiction asap, and I’ve mentioned that in a few of my posts, telling a story which is already written in my mind and a lot of it exists in script by hand on paper . . . ~llaw

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2. Nuclear Power
3. Nuclear War
4. Nuclear Power Emergencies
5. Nuclear War Threats
6. Yellowstone Caldera (There are 2 Yellowstone Caldera bonus stories available in tonight’s Post.)

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A current Digest of major nuclear media headlines with automated links is listed below by nuclear Category (per above). If a category heading does not appear, it means there was no news reported from this category today. There are 2 Yellowstone Caldera bonus stories available at the end of this Post.

(A reminder, just in case: When linked, the access to the media story will be underlined. If there is no link to a media story of interest you can still copy and paste the headline and lead line into your browser to find the article you are seeking. Hopefully this will never happen.)

TODAY’S NUCLEAR WORLD’S NEWS (01/30/2024):

All Things Nuclear

NEW

Discover STEAM Day coming at the Nuclear Science Museum – KRQE

KRQE

Guests will get hands-on interaction and experience with all things Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Mathematics (STEAM) related. Some …

With tensions between North and South Korea high, border island could be a flashpoint

KCLU

… nuclear crisis and the Fukushima earthquake and nuclear disaster. See stories by Anthony Kuhn · On The Air · All Things Considered3:30 PM–6:30 PM. Up …

USD/JPY Technical Analysis for January 30, 2024 by Chris Lewis for FX Empire – YouTube

YouTube

The US dollar continues to pressure the Japanese yen, as we wait for the FOMC meeting on Wednesday. All things being equal, I do think that we go …

Nuclear Power

NEWS

Can Small Nuclear Reactors Really Help The Climate?: QuickTake – Bloomberg Law News

Bloomberg Law News

Much of the world has been turning away from nuclear power, with its aging plants, legacy of meltdowns and radioactive waste.

Inside the world’s first reactor that will power Earth using the same nuclear reaction as the Sun

Euronews.com

The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) project agreement was formally signed in 2006 by the US, EU, Russia, China, India, and …

France will continue to invest in nuclear energy – PM Attal | Reuters

Reuters

France will continue to invest in nuclear power and develop reactors, the country’s prime minister Gabriel Attal told lawmakers on Tuesday, …

Nuclear War

NEWS

World War Three is approaching fast, and too few are willing to admit why – Yahoo News

Yahoo News

True, Tehran is probably only a few years away from building nuclear warheads for ballistic missiles. But as its economy tanks, the regime may suspect …

Mass starvation after nuclear war could be partially averted with one specific food

Live Science

A nuclear winter could reduce global calorie production by as much as 90%. But vast kelp farms could help save 1.2 billion lives until …

Nuclear Deterrence Justifies Possession — Threatens Use of World’s Deadliest Weapon

IDN-InDepthNews

… nuclear weapons that has brought the world close to nuclear war on a number of occasions.” Jackie Cabasso, Executive Director, Western States …

Nuclear Power Emergencies

NEW

Doug Ford government to refurbish Pickering nuclear plant as demand for electricity grows

CBC

… nuclear power plant in Canada. (Mike Crawley/CBC). Chris Keefer, a Toronto emergency physician who is president of Canadians For Nuclear Energy …

Taiwan’s Election Has Big Ramifications for Energy Security – The Diplomat

The Diplomat

Lai’s fresh mandate allows him to renew the national dialogue on nuclear energy. The global energy crisis and climate emergency prompted 22 countries, …

Nuclear War Threats

NEWS

US to Station Nuclear Weapons in UK Amid Growing Russian Threats: Reports

The Defense Post

US to Station Nuclear Weapons in UK Amid Growing Russian Threats: Reports · Preparing for War · A ‘Step Towards Escalation’.

Nuclear Deterrence Justifies Possession — Threatens Use of World’s Deadliest Weapon

IDN-InDepthNews

It is based on the threat to wage nuclear war, which would kill … threats of wider regional conflict and the potential for nuclear escalation become.

The Rising Threat of Kim Jong Un’s North Korea | Opinion – Newsweek

Newsweek

… threats of nuclear escalation and the potential for Chinese … If a limited North Korean attack spiraled into a nuclear exchange or a larger war …

Yellowstone Caldera

NEWS

Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park – WorldAtlas

World Atlas

The park is known for its volcanic activity, as the Yellowstone Caldera that it sits over is a dormant supervolcano. This activity shows itself in …

The volcano that could cause the “end of humanity” is in America: NASA seeks to cool its eruption

Ruetir

In the heart of America is one of the most impressive geological phenomena in the world: the Yellowstone supervolcano, in the United States.t

“End Nuclear Insanity Before Nuclear Insanity Ends Humanity”

LLOYD A. WILLIAMS-PENDERGRAFT

JAN 29, 2024

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Tonight’s Post tells you more about my background and why I am anti-nuclear in every respect possible. It should not have ever been discovered, or when discovered never allowed to be used, but left in place in the ground exactly where it came from.

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The nuclear situation is becoming extremely more dangerous daily, both from the threats of nuclear war as well as the ridiculous belief that more nuclear power plants are necessary because they are cheap and clean. Neither of those statements are true. The exact opposite is true.

Anything nuclear is a threat to all life on planet Earth and all things nuclear must be entirely removed forever from our existence in both the world’s militaries’ and the commercial power industry’s operations.

I speak from parts of three decades in the commercial nuclear power business, from the mining and milling of uranium, the fuel source, to the selling of the unrefined fuel (U308) to the industry, both in the USA and to other countries. I left the commercial nuclear energy business not long after the ‘Three-Mile Island’ disaster in late 1979 when most nuclear industry corporate leaders, began their desperate war chant to survive, “Let the Bastard Freeze to Death in the Dark”. We were wrong then and we are wrong now. I am truly ashamed, even in my old age, to have worked for many years as a responsible part of the nuclear industry.

So experience and common sense tells me that we are playing with a power source that we don’t fully understand, know how to use properly or safely, and gives the world(s) militaries and/or the commercial nuclear power generating businesses the intentional and/or accidental power of mankind to destroy virtually every living thing on the planet, including Mother Earth herself.

You ask, “Well, what can we do about it?” The probable best and only answer is for humanity to unite in a common global demand directed at the diverse world(s} of our nations’ leaders to “cease and desist and destroy” all things nuclear. Three and a half decades ago the down under country and territory of New Zealand banned by imposing this Act against all things nuclear: The New Zealand Nuclear Free Zone, Disarmament and Arms Control Act 1987 is arguably the strongest anti-nuclear weapon domestic legislation in the world. It bans nuclear weapons and propulsion from New Zealand’s land, sea and airspace out to the country’s 12-mile territorial limits.

The rest of the world(s) must do the same to ensure our own, and other living creatures’, survival as a species. “We the People” are the only known faction that can make this happen. It will take unity from at leas 2.5 billion adults around the world. The Internet can help us do that — nothing else can . . . ~llaw

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There are 6 categories (including a bonus category at the end for news about the Yellowstone caldera and other volcanic and caldera activity that also play an important role in humanity’s lives) as do ‘all things nuclear’ for you to pick from, usually with up to 3 links to the most important media stories in each category, but sometimes fewer and occasionally even none (especially so with the Yellowstone Caldera). The Categories are listed below in their usual order:

1. All Things Nuclear
2. Nuclear Power
3. Nuclear War
4. Nuclear Power Emergencies
5. Nuclear War Threats
6. Yellowstone Caldera (There are 2 Yellowstone Caldera bonus stories available in tonight’s Post.)

Whenever there is an underlined link to a Category media news story, if you press or click on the link provided, you no longer have to cut and paste to your web browser, since this Post’s link will take you directly to the article in your browser.

A current Digest of major nuclear media headlines with automated links is listed below by nuclear Category (per above). If a category heading does not appear, it means there was no news reported from this category today. There are 2 Yellowstone Caldera bonus stories available at the end of this Post.

(A reminder, just in case: When linked, the access to the media story will be underlined. If there is no link to a media story of interest you can still copy and paste the headline and lead line into your browser to find the article you are seeking. Hopefully this will never happen.)

TODAY’S NUCLEAR WORLD’S NEWS (01/29/2024):

All Things Nuclear

NEWS

Sunday Puzzle: In and Out

wmky.org

All Things Considered. Next Up: 7:00 PM The World. 0:00. 0:00. All Things … Aftermath of a nuclear explosion / Slip through a trap door. 5. Contest in …

Labour struggle on green investment plans – YouTube

YouTube

US reportedly to station nuclear weapons in the UK amid Russia threat … Resisting Putin’s war: the women risking it all on the streets of Russia.

Federal notices suggest US may bring its nuclear weapons back to England

Stars and Stripes

In 2019, six locations in Europe were accidentally revealed in a report published by a NATO committee. The report referred to about 150 nuclear …

Nuclear Power

NEWS

The Future of the Zeitenwende: Scenario 5—Poland Becomes a Nuclear Power

Internationale Politik Quarterly

Russia, the largest nuclear power in the world, has made active use of its nuclear arsenal since day one of the war. While nuclear weapons have not …

Halushchenko: Khmelnitsky can become Europe’s most powerful nuclear plant

World Nuclear News

Ukraine’s Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko says that the process of adding four new units at the Khmelnitsky nuclear power plant will start …

House Bill 1071 starts groundwork to bring Uranium mining and nuclear power to South Dakota

KEVN

House Bill 1071 will …

Nuclear War

NEWS

Federal notices suggest US may bring its nuclear weapons back to England

Stars and Stripes

… nuclear weapon in the U.S. stockpile since the end of the Cold War. The U.S. is reportedly planning to move nuclear weapons to RAF Lakenheath …

Ukraine To Build 4 Nuclear Reactors As War Hits Power Supply | Barron’s

Barron’s

Energy Minister German Galushchenko said in televised comments that all four new reactors would be at the Khmelnytskyi nuclear power plant in western …

Talking about security, U.S. puts Europe at risk of nuclear war – CGTN

CGTN

If Washington is sincere about the security of its allies, abandoning the plan to station nuclear warheads in the UK is the first step.

Nuclear Power Emergencies

NEWS

Climate emergency: No official substantiation why India focusing on coal, nuclear power

Counterview

The continuing gaps and lapses in policies and practices within the electricity power sector in particular, and in the larger energy sector in general …

Nuclear War Threats

NEWS

Turning back the clock: Did the Doomsday Clock time tick closer to midnight?

Open Access Government

The Bulletin highlighted numerous threats to this dangerous state, including the Russia-Ukraine war … Nuclear threats. The ongoing conflict between …

Experts react: Three US servicemembers were killed in Jordan. Will the US strike back at Iran?

Atlantic Council

… threats they posed to US forces in the region. Iranian-aligned forces … attack in Israel and the subsequent war in Gaza. The significance of this …

Ukraine-Russia war – live: Kyiv ‘uncovers mass weapons fraud worth £32m’

The Independent

ICYMI: US nuclear weapons could be stationed in UK for first time in 15 years amid Russia threat. The US is preparing to station nuclear weapons in …

Yellowstone Caldera

NEWS

Yes, Yellowstone’s A Supervolcano, But Its Top Scientist Says Stop Calling It That

Cowboy State Daily

Yellowstone is one of the largest volcanoes on the planet and it technically qualifies as a “supervolcano,” but calling it that is misleading, …

Seasonal ground motion in Yellowstone | U.S. Geological Survey – USGS.gov

USGS.gov

A deformation update for Yellowstone caldera—October 2023 edition. Since 2015, Yellowstone caldera has been subsiding at a rate of about 2–3 cm ( …

“End Nuclear Insanity Before Nuclear Insanity Ends Humanity”

LLOYD A. WILLIAMS-PENDERGRAFT

JAN 28, 2024

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I can answer the following question in one word: “No” . . . ~llaw

22 countries want to triple nuclear power. Is there enough uranium to go around?

Ines Ferré

·Senior Business Reporter

Sun, Jan 28, 2024, 10:00 AM PST5 min read

Uranium has been hot this year, industry experts say. The trouble is there may not be enough to go around.

The squeeze on the metal, found in rocks and seawater, intensified recently after 22 countries, including the US, recently signed a pact at the UN Climate Change conference to triple their nuclear power capacity by 2050.

“There’s no other way to meet those net-zero carbon goals other than nuclear energy,” said Nicole Galloway Warland, managing director of Thor Energy (THORF), an exploration company with projects in Utah and Colorado.

The backdrop to all this is, of course, is the march towards cleaner energy. But the rise of EVs and the anticipated power demands of artificial intelligence computing are also going to create a demand crunch for clean electricity — and nuclear is seen as a power source, unlike oil or coal, without the downside of carbon dioxide emissions. 

That means the demand for uranium, the underlying fuel for nuclear plants, will be on the rise for years to come, experts and miners contend.

“Where is that uranium going to come from?,” asked Galloway Warland. “There’s not enough to go around. There’s a supply deficit.”

Earlier this month, the world’s largest uranium miner, Kazatomprom (KAP.IL), warned it will likely not meet its production targets in the next two years because of mine construction delays and a lack of sulfuric acid needed for uranium production. Uranium prices shot up to 2007 levels this month, sitting above $106 per pound.

Uranium-related stocks have also been on fire.

Shares of Canadian giant Cameco (CCJ) have gained 83% over the past year. Kazatomprom, which trades on the London stock exchange, is up more than 60% over the past six months. Shares of US-based Energy Fuels (UUUU) are up about 25% during the same period.

‘Uranium is becoming a household name’

A psychological shift surrounding nuclear is clearly helping fuel the market frenzy.

Nuclear power has been out of favor for years. But the Fukushima, Japan, nuclear disaster in 2011 prompted governments to scale back plans and shut down reactors. For much of the last decade, little investment went into the industry. Climate change, however, has changed attitudes.

“Nuclear power now has been realized as the new, vogue way of providing all this baseline power,” Duane Parnham, executive chairman and CEO of Madison Metals (GREN.CN), told Yahoo Finance.

“Uranium is becoming a household name,” he added.

Silicon Valley celeb billionaires, for example, have talked up the benefits of nuclear energy. Last year Sam Altman, the chief executive behind ChatGPT, announced his special purpose acquisition company would take nuclear energy startup Oklo public. And, of course, Tesla (TSLA) CEO Elon Musk weighed in. He tweeted last year that “The world should increase use of nuclear power!”

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There are 6 categories (including a bonus category at the end for news about the Yellowstone caldera and other volcanic and caldera activity that also play an important role in humanity’s lives) as do ‘all things nuclear’ for you to pick from, usually with up to 3 links to the most important media stories in each category, but sometimes fewer and occasionally even none (especially so with the Yellowstone Caldera). The Categories are listed below in their usual order:

1. All Things Nuclear
2. Nuclear Power
3. Nuclear War
4. Nuclear Power Emergencies
5. Nuclear War Threats
6. Yellowstone Caldera (There are 3 Yellowstone Caldera bonus stories available in tonight’s Post.)

Whenever there is an underlined link to a Category media news story, if you press or click on the link provided, you no longer have to cut and paste to your web browser, since this Post’s link will take you directly to the article in your browser.

A current Digest of major nuclear media headlines with automated links is listed below by nuclear Category (per above). If a category heading does not appear, it means there was no news reported from this category today. There are 3Yellowstone Caldera bonus stories available at the end of this Post.

(A reminder, just in case: When linked, the access to the media story will be underlined. If there is no link to a media story of interest you can still copy and paste the headline and lead line into your browser to find the article you are seeking. Hopefully this will never happen.)

TODAY’S NUCLEAR WORLD’S NEWS (01/28/2024):

All Things Nuclear

NEW

US reportedly to station nuclear weapons in the UK amid Russia threat – YouTube

YouTube

5 BEST Things I Saw in Vegas at CES 2024. Undecided with Matt Ferrell New … Tesla Model 3 SUB-ZERO Range Test: We All Know That EV Range Is Bad In …

Iran launches three satellites into space as tensions rise | WJCT News 89.9

WJCT News

Meanwhile, Western nations remain worried about Iran’s rapidly expanding nuclear program. Footage released by Iranian state television showed a …

Iran launches three satellites into space as tensions rise – Little Rock Public Radio

Little Rock Public Radio

Next Up: 3:00 PM All Things Considered … “These concerns are reinforced by Iran’s continued nuclear escalation beyond all credible civilian …

Nuclear Power

NEW

22 countries want to triple nuclear power. Is there enough uranium to go around?

Yahoo Finance

The world wants to build more nuclear power plants as a way to solve the climate crisis. One problem: Uranium, used to power those plants, …

Will nuclear energy make a comeback in Germany? – DW

DW

Germany phased out nuclear energy nearly a year ago. But even with the multi-billion euro problem of how to store radioactive waste, …

American nuclear power plants are among the most secure in the world – EurekAlert!

EurekAlert!

Argonne uses Purdue’s research reactor to study the potential of machine learning to increase performance efficiency of nuclear energy.

Nuclear War

NEW

US to keep nuclear weapons in UK for 1st time in 15 years as fears of European war edge ever closer

YouTube

The United States plans to station nuclear weapons in Britain to counter Russian threats. Pentagon documents reveal intentions to place B61-12 …

Ukraine-Russia war – live: US ‘to station nuclear weapons in UK’ amid Putin threat

The Independent

Ukraine says there’s no evidence for Russia’s claim that dozens of POWs died in a plane crash. Officials in Ukraine said Russia has provided no …

Telegraph: US to deploy nuclear weapons in UK to counter Moscow’s threat – Yahoo News

Yahoo News

Washington removed its nuclear weaponry from the U.K. soil in 2008, after they had been stationed there since the Cold War. The move was meant to …

Nuclear Power Emergencies

NEWS

Ruusia affirming adherence to IAEA principles – Breaking The News

Breaking The News

… Energy Agency’s (IAEA) five safety principles for the plant … power supply in case of emergencies or external network issues. iaeanuclear powerrosatom.

Nuclear War Threats

NEW

US to keep nuclear weapons in UK for 1st time in 15 years as fears of European war edge ever closer

YouTube

… War threats. Nato-wide program upgrades nuclear sites amid rising tensions with the Kremlin. Procurement contracts detail construction plans for a …

Ukraine-Russia war – live: US ‘to station nuclear weapons in UK’ amid Putin threat

The Independent

Ukraine-Russia war – live: US ‘to station nuclear weapons in UK’ amid Putin threat. Under the proposals, warheads three times as strong as the …

US stationing nuclear warheads in UK sends political message to ‘full of s**t’ Putin

The Mirror

… nuclear threats for attention. But no … Prior to 2008, when Moscow’s cold war threat subsided, the US stationed nuclear missiles at RAF Lakenheath.

Yellowstone Caldera

NEWS

Racers take off in cardboard sleds at Winterfest 2024 in Grand Haven – YouTube

YouTube

8:10. Go to channel · Horrible Today: Lava Dome Eruption in Yellowstone Caldera was more dramatic than scientists expected. USA UPDATE New 3.7K views.

Lunar New Year celebrations kick off in Elk Grove – YouTube

YouTube

8:10 · Go to channel · Horrible Today: Lava Dome Eruption in Yellowstone Caldera was more dramatic than scientists expected. USA UPDATE New 3.7K views.

EUROVIZIJA.LT | Sid Hallow – „Here We Go Again“ – YouTube

YouTube

Go to channel · Horrible Today: Lava Dome Eruption in Yellowstone Caldera was more dramatic than scientists expected. USA UPDATE New 3.7K views · 10: …

“End Nuclear Insanity Before Nuclear Insanity Ends Humanity”

LLOYD A. WILLIAMS-PENDERGRAFT

JAN 27, 2024

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Nuclear Waste: Small in Volume, Big in Energy Discussions | OilPrice.com

Oil Price

“Nuclear power is a safe, clean source of energy, making it a critical part of the clean energy transition, but nuclear waste remains a concern.” ~ Oil Price Oil and Energy News

The statement above is a headline and lead-in to an article by Oil Price today. It plainly demonstrates the serious problems with natural resource language and misleading propaganda. These news organizations seem to magically talk out of both sides of their mouths at the same time. If nuclear energy and its waste is a concern, how can it be safe and clean at the same time? I see this kind of vailed ambiguity all the time in nuclear energy news. It is disgusting and it is intentionally deceiving.

I see constantly see underestimated costs and timeliness of both creating and operating a nuclear power plant. The latest new one, in Georgia, had an overrun in their 1st of 2 units of Georgia nuclear rebirth arrives 7 years late, $17B over cost. And who has to pay for it? The public consumers. Nuclear energy is neither safe nor clean and it is definitely not cheap. ~llaw

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1. All Things Nuclear
2. Nuclear Power
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4. Nuclear Power Emergencies
5. Nuclear War Threats
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TODAY’S NUCLEAR WORLD’S NEWS (01/27/2024):

All Things Nuclear

NEW

Putin prepares for nuclear explosion, NATO holds largest drills – YouTube

YouTube

As the war in Ukraine continues, NATO has kicked off its largest military drills all … 5 BEST Things I Saw in Vegas at CES 2024. Undecided with Matt …

Putin Looks to Expand Into Arctic With Nuclear Icebreaker – Newsweek

Newsweek

“There in Chukotka, in Yamal, in Taimyr, in Yakutia, in all our other … Tears As Golden Retriever Packs Own Things When Owner Gets Suitcase Out.

Bunker Talk: Let’s Talk About All The Things We Did And Didn’t Cover This Week

The Drive

The vehicular entrance to the massive underground Marieberget bomb shelter in Vasteras, Sweden. The nuclear shelter, which houses youth centers, a …

Nuclear Power

NEWS

What if American nuclear power plants could be less expensive – Tech Xplore

Tech Xplore

American nuclear power plants generate more than 20% of the electricity, and half of the carbon-free electricity, in the United States.

Nuclear Waste: Small in Volume, Big in Energy Discussions | OilPrice.com

Oil Price

Nuclear power is a safe, clean source of energy, making it a critical part of the clean energy transition, but nuclear waste remains a concern for …

Nuclear Reactor Decommissioning Market Poised for Growth Amid Aging Infrastructure and …

Yahoo Finance

Dublin, Jan. 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The “Nuclear Reactor Decommissioning Market Report 2023-2033″ report has been added to …

Nuclear War

NEW

Ukraine war latest: US to station nuclear weapons in Britain ‘imminently’, report claims – Sky News

Sky News

The UK must keep Ukraine at the top of the agenda “because they’re fighting for us out there”, a former NATO secretary general has told Sky News.

Russia Vs NATO War Fears: U.S. To Send Nuclear Bombers To British Air Base – YouTube

YouTube

United States plans to redeploy nuclear weapons in the UK after 15 years. Pentagon documents showed that Washington has procured a new facility at …

US planning to station nuclear weapons in UK amid threat from Russia – report

The Guardian

Missiles would be placed at RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk in case of potential war between Nato and Russia.

Nuclear War Threats

NEWS

US planning to station nuclear weapons in UK amid threat from Russia – report

The Guardian

The US previously placed nuclear missiles at RAF Lakenheath and removed them in 2008 after the cold war threat from Moscow receded. Pentagon …

US to station nuclear weapons in UK to counter threat from Russia – The Telegraph

The Telegraph

The US removed nuclear missiles from the UK in 2008, judging that the Cold War threat from Moscow had diminished. … nuclear threats to the homeland …

‘Doomsday Clock’ signals existential threats of nuclear war, climate disasters and AI

Mount Airy News

‘Doomsday Clock’ signals existential threats of nuclear war, climate disasters and AI … It cited nuclear threat in Russia’s war on Ukraine as well as …

Yellowstone Caldera

NEWS

Norris Geyser Basin hydrothermal monitoring equipment installed – The Missoulian

The Missoulian

Yellowstone Caldera Chronicles is a weekly column written by scientists and collaborators of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. This week’s …

The Roundup: Earthquakes And Volcanoes In Yellowstone With Geophysicist Mike Poland

Cowboy State Daily

Geophysicist Mike Poland joins Cowboy State Daily’s Wendy Corr on “The Roundup” about the super-volcano in Yellowstone, the thousands of …

What would Toba’s supereruption have been like for our ancient relatives? | Live Science

Live Science

The caldera is so vast that from the ground it is hard to get the … —Yellowstone volcano super-eruptions appear to involve multiple explosive events.

“End Nuclear Insanity Before Nuclear Insanity Ends Humanity”

LLOYD A. WILLIAMS-PENDERGRAFT

JAN 26, 2024

LLAW’s ‘All Things Nuclear’ #522 (01/26/2024)

“End Nuclear Insanity Before Nuclear Insanity Ends Humanity”

LLOYD A. WILLIAMS-PENDERGRAFT

JAN 26, 2024

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OMG! So now we ‘have to have’ floating transportable mini-nuclear power plants drifting up and down our shorelines? I can think of all kinds of unmerciful accidents and/or terrorism spreading radiation up and down populated coasts everywhere. My thoughts immediately drift to the military use of such a nuclear plant, much like the Russian military controlling the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant that has become “the center of an ongoing nuclear safety crisis, described by Ukraine as an act of nuclear terrorism by Russia”, but with the added danger of portability. Our nuclear insanity is on the verge of essentially annihilating life on planet Earth.

Read the article and weep. Russia apparently has the only operational ‘floating nuclear power plant’, but apparently more are in design or being built. And whomever was it who said this about that?: [This is] a sector that has gained traction recently due to the global need for new nuclear capacity. Only the nuclear power industry itself would say that. And Russia controls upwards of 80% of that market. This whole issue of nuclear power plants everywhere including outer space is pure unadulterated insanity. We seem to be on an unlimited mission to annihilate ourselves sooner rather than later. Mercy! ~llaw

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Floating Nuclear Reactor Project Set for 2030 Debut in Canada

January 25, 2024 12:22 PM JP Alegre 0 Comments floating nuclear power plant, nuclear power, transportable nuclear power plant

Westinghouse has partnered with Canadian firm Prodigy Clean Energy to develop a transportable nuclear power plant (TNPP) featuring an eVinci microreactor. The ambitious project aims to launch its first venture in Canada by 2030. 

The TNPP will integrate one or more 5-MWe eVinci microreactors into a Prodigy Microreactor Power Station, a specialized floating facility likely situated along shorelines. It’s designed to be pre-fabricated and easily transported to various locations, providing dependable power and heat to remote areas, data centers, defense installations, and islands.

Prodigy Clean Energy is entering the global floating nuclear power plant (FNPP) market, a sector that has gained traction recently due to the global need for new nuclear capacity. FNPPs, traditionally used in naval and icebreaker applications, are now seen as a solution for powering remote and off-grid areas, supporting renewable energy grids, and supplying energy-intensive industries. The Akademik Lomonosov in Russia is currently the only operational purpose-built FNPP, but several other designs are in advanced stages of development.

Prodigy’s approach uniquely combines nuclear, maritime, and transport industry expertise to create a standardized, scalable, and fully transportable nuclear power plant system. The company is focusing on two main programs: the Microreactor Power Station and the Grid-Scale Station. Prodigy has already partnered with NuScale Power for a grid-scale marine TNPP project and is working with Kinectrics for nuclear safety analysis.

The eVinci microreactor, a Westinghouse design introduced in 2017, is a fully passive, heat pipe–cooled system using TRISO fuel and alkali metal heat pipe technology. It operates without water and can run for over eight years without refueling. The Saskatchewan Research Council in Canada plans to pilot an eVinci microreactor by 2029, subject to regulatory approvals.

Related: Canada Adds Nuclear Energy to Green Bond Framework

The development and deployment of FNPPs pose complex challenges, including regulatory and legal hurdles. Companies like Danish firm Seaborg are exploring innovative solutions like the Compact Molten Salt Reactor power barge. Meanwhile, Russia continues to advance in the FNPP sector with its Optimized Floating Power Units and the RITM-200M reactors.

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There are 6 categories (including a bonus category at the end for news about the Yellowstone caldera and other volcanic and caldera activity that also play an important role in humanity’s lives) as do ‘all things nuclear’ for you to pick from, usually with up to 3 links to the most important media stories in each category, but sometimes fewer and occasionally even none (especially so with the Yellowstone Caldera). The Categories are listed below in their usual order:

1. All Things Nuclear
2. Nuclear Power
3. Nuclear War
4. Nuclear Power Emergencies
5. Nuclear War Threats
6. Yellowstone Caldera (There are 3 Yellowstone Caldera bonus stories available in tonight’s Post.)

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A current Digest of major nuclear media headlines with automated links is listed below by nuclear Category (per above). If a category heading does not appear, it means there was no news reported from this category today. There are 3Yellowstone Caldera bonus stories available at the end of this Post.

(A reminder, just in case: When linked, the access to the media story will be underlined. If there is no link to a media story of interest you can still copy and paste the headline and lead line into your browser to find the article you are seeking. Hopefully this will never happen.)

TODAY’S NUCLEAR WORLD’S NEWS (01/26/2024):

All Things Nuclear

NEW

U.S. election primaries: Even more chaotic than usual? | About That – YouTube

YouTube

All about the base: Trump rules Republican primaries, but what about November? … Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough; Powering Electric Vehicles; Carbon …

The Destroyers scheduled to come to Sandler Center – YouTube

YouTube

Stay in the loop about all things family, food and fun! https://www … David Lee Roth Goes Nuclear On Wolfgang Van Halen. The Real Music Observer …

Q&A: Getting Back to War Footing | Air & Space Forces Magazine

Air & Space Forces Magazine

We’re looking at making sure we have a senior leader who is in charge of everything that supports the nuclear warfighting part of the force, both in …

Nuclear Power

NEWS

New Tool to Extend the Life of Nuclear Reactors | IAEA

International Atomic Energy Agency

As the world looks to significantly increase nuclear power capacity to meet climate and energy security goals, several countries are considering …

Nuclear energy production could reach record high in 2025 – IEA report – Power Technology

Power Technology

Nuclear power plant in Pakistan. Asian nations have been at the heart of the nuclear push. Credit: Bojan Spasovski/Shutterstock.com. Global nuclear …

UN Nuclear Chief Says ‘Very Real’ Threat Remains at Moscow-Held Zaporizhzhia Plant

The Moscow Times

The possibility of a nuclear disaster at the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine remains “very real,” according to the head of the …

Security situation at Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant ‘extremely fragile’: IAEA – Anadolu Ajansı

Full Coverage

Nuclear War

NEW

Ukraine war latest: High-ranking Russian officials told not to board crashed plane at last …

Sky News

Three nuclear power plants in Ukraine-controlled territory produce more than 55% of the country’s electricity needs, but Kyiv wants to expand the …

Opinion: Doomsday Clock still set at 90 seconds to midnight, we need to stop it

Hartford Courant

The war in Ukraine and the widespread and growing reliance on nuclear weapons increase the risk of nuclear escalation.” With nuclear arms control …

Nuclear arsenal agency’s construction oversight may hide overruns: GAO – Federal Times

Federal Times

… nuclear war and would mean less risk of miscalculation in a crisis. Gen. James Cartwright, who headed Strategic Command from 2004-07 and served as …

Nuclear Power Emergencies

NEWS

UN Nuclear Chief Says ‘Very Real’ Threat Remains at Moscow-Held Zaporizhzhia Plant

The Moscow Times

… power could lead to a disaster at the Moscow-controlled nuclear plant. Emergency diesel generators are now “the last line of defense against a nuclear …

Floating Nuclear Reactor Project Set for 2030 Debut in Canada | the deep dive

the deep dive

Westinghouse has partnered with Canadian firm Prodigy Clean Energy to develop a transportable nuclear power plant (TNPP) featuring an eVinci …

Security situation at Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant ‘extremely fragile’: IAEA | Politics

yenisafak.com

… power and had to rely on emergency diesel generators, the last line of defense against a nuclear accident, to provide essential cooling of the …

Nuclear War Threats

NEWS

The New Cold War and the risk of nuclear annihilation – Asia Times

Asia Times

… threats, while very dangerous, can likely be managed without a massive … Pointing to the need to focus anew on the extinction threat of nuclear war …

US Army Practices Nuclear Deterrence Amid Increasing Threats – The Defense Post

The Defense Post

The nuclear deterrence training comes amid the significantly increasing nuclear threats from US adversaries. … War & Conflict · Africa · Americas …

N. Korea could turn to nukes ‘more easily’ in crisis: U.S. think tank report

Yonhap News Agency

… nuclear threats to coerce Seoul into accepting regime demands,” the report said. “The regime could use threats of nuclear attack to force Tokyo to …

Yellowstone Caldera

NEWS

Knox Co. Schools discusses priorities and plans for drafting 2024-2025 fiscal year budget

YouTube

10:20 · Go to channel · Another Large Earthquake Shakes Yellowstone Caldera, Thin One In Chile, Magnitude 5.0. Mary Greeley News New 5.2K views · 19: …

World’s Largest Cruise, Icon Of The Seas, Set To Sail On January 27: Price, Amenities & More | Messi

YouTube

8:10 · Go to channel. Horrible Today: Lava Dome Eruption in Yellowstone Caldera was more dramatic than scientists expected. USA UPDATE New 314 views.

All-News4JAX boys swimming: Bolles’ Carter Lancaster headlines 2023 squad – YouTube

YouTube

10:20 · Go to channel · Another Large Earthquake Shakes Yellowstone Caldera, Thin One In Chile, Magnitude 5.0. Mary Greeley News New 4.9K views · 2:55

“End Nuclear Insanity Before Nuclear Insanity Ends Humanity”

LLOYD A. WILLIAMS-PENDERGRAFT

JAN 25, 2024

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Buffalo grazing near geo-thermal geysers releasing underground steam in Yellowstone National Park. Do we have enough common sense to harness it?

LLAW’s THOUGHTS & COMMENTS:

Yellowstone National Park is larger than Delaware and Rhode Island combined, and the Park contains over 500 geysers — more than half of all geysers in the world. We need to harness some of that steam, which could allow us, with the help of others to spread pure energy around the world, allowing us to forget about ever having used the filthy waste of greenhouse gasses from fossil fuels, including the radioactive uranium/nuclear version. Such a system of tapping into these calderas has been studied by NASA, universities, and teams of scientists, and the possibility of doing just that has been proven, at least on paper and in reality in smaller geo-thermal projects around the world, to be massively feasible. All we need do is to change our sources of fuels from poisonous killers to hydro-thermal steam. It should be easy to do, but it won’t be because of politics and, of course, the almighty dollar.

The question is, will the existing infrastructure, political stooges, and corporate magnates allow it to happen or would they rather continue in the same old suicidal way to certain extinction ways for the sake of politics and money over common sense? We presently fail to realize that much of our existing infrastructure, such as utility power plants, buildings and facilities, equipment, and especially our grid systems could still be of value to a brand new international industry of mining and refining volcanic steam that may be renewable beyond our wildest dreams. If there’s a will, there’s a way, somebody said once upon a time . . .

And doing so might provide another benefit to humanity and other life on planet Earth. Releasing more steam from these calderas, particularly Yellowstone, could relieve dangerous pressure within volcanic calderas that otherwise could create massive eruptions that could easily kill millions of people if the pressure is allowed to grow indefinitely as it does now. The possible dangers as well as the possible benefits are particularly important at Yellowstone, which alone could provide heat and electricity to the entire North American continent with enough left over for other continents in urgent need for centuries to come, and perhaps then some. ~llaw

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1. All Things Nuclear
2. Nuclear Power
3. Nuclear War
4. Nuclear Power Emergencies
5. Nuclear War Threats
6. Yellowstone Caldera (There is one Yellowstone Caldera bonus story available in tonight’s Post.)

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A current Digest of major nuclear media headlines with automated links is listed below by nuclear Category (per above). If a category heading does not appear, it means there was no news reported from this category today. There is one Yellowstone Caldera bonus story available at the end of this Post.

(A reminder, just in case: When linked, the access to the media story will be underlined. If there is no link to a media story of interest you can still copy and paste the headline and lead line into your browser to find the article you are seeking. Hopefully this will never happen.)

TODAY’S NUCLEAR WORLD’S NEWS (01/25/2024):

All Things Nuclear

NEWS

‘Doomsday Clock’ signals existential threats of nuclear war, climate disasters and AI

Alabama Public Radio

All Things Considered. Next Up: 6:00 PM Marketplace. 0:00. 0:00. All Things … It cited nuclear threat in Russia’s war on Ukraine as well as the Oct.

‘Doomsday Clock’ signals existential threats of nuclear war, climate disasters and AI – WQLN – WQLN

Full Coverage

‘Doomsday Clock’ signals existential threats of nuclear war, climate disasters and AI – KUOW

KUOW

It cited nuclear threat in Russia’s war on Ukraine as well as the Oct. 7 attack … All Things Considered. 3:00 PM PST. Today, Explained. 6:00 PM PST.

As Trump looms, top EU politician calls for European nuclear deterrent – POLITICO.eu

POLITICO.eu

Within the EU, the only country that would be able to play a larger role is France, which has about 300 nuclear warheads. … all in one place.

Nuclear Power

NEWS

Clean sources of generation are set to cover all of the world’s additional electricity demand …

International Energy Agency

However, record-setting electricity generation from low-emissions sources – comprising renewables, such as solar, wind and hydro, as well as nuclear …

Exclusive: Ukraine to start building 4 new nuclear reactors this year – Reuters

Reuters

Ukraine expects to start construction work on four new nuclear power reactors this summer or autumn, Energy Minister German Galushchenko told …

International Day of Clean Energy: Why Nuclear Power? | IAEA

International Atomic Energy Agency

Nuclear energy already provides around a quarter of the world’s low-carbon electricity. It offers large amount of reliable, dispatchable power …

Nuclear War

NEWS

How the Ukraine war ramped up Russia’s reliance on nuclear weapons – The Hill

The Hill

The war in Ukraine has shifted Russia’s posture on nuclear weapons as Ukraine’s defenses, backed by Western help, have shown the limits of Kremlin …

“Nuclear War With Russia Could End The World Tomorrow” Colonel Reacts To Doomsday …

YouTube

In a world filled with various global crises, it is easy to overlook the looming threat of nuclear war. However, recent events have brought this …

Russia-Ukraine war live news: Moscow says it ‘warned’ Kyiv about plane – Al Jazeera

Al Jazeera

“The US and NATO’s commitment to escalating the Ukrainian crisis” is pushing nuclear powers towards a direct military clash “with catastrophic …

Nuclear Power Emergencies

NEWS

Self-powered emergency seawall could generate power during tsunamis – New Atlas

New Atlas

Tsunami-hit Japanese nuclear reactor gets restart approval. TechXplore.com, 2020. Japan court: Nuclear plant’s tsunami safeguards inadequate. by Mari …

Invoking Emergencies Act wasn’t justified, plus other letters for Jan. 25 – The Globe and Mail

The Globe and Mail

In today’s letters to the editor: the Emergencies Act; nuclear energy; Gildan; Sammy Yatim coroner’s inquest.

Letter: Nuclear power is the answer for ND – The Bismarck Tribune

The Bismarck Tribune

… energy hogs to produce. Only Propane is usable as it is easily stored to power emergency generators when needed. Also the EPA is so sweet to give …

Nuclear War Threats

NEW

“Nuclear War With Russia Could End The World Tomorrow” Colonel Reacts To Doomsday …

YouTube

In a world filled with various global crises, it is easy to overlook the looming threat of nuclear war … threats. It is imperative that the UK …

How the Ukraine war ramped up Russia’s reliance on nuclear weapons – The Hill

The Hill

While the use of nuclear weapons has long been seen as unrealistic given the threat of escalation, Russia, “knowing that the West is casualty and risk …

Smithsonian Magazine

The Bulletin cited a number of potential nuclear threats facing the world today. For one, Russia could possibly use nuclear weapons in their war …

Yellowstone Caldera

NEWS

10 Incredible Facts About Yellowstone National Park – A-Z Animals

A-Z Animals

One of the most incredible things about Yellowstone National Park is that it is actually an active volcano. Within the park is a huge caldera which is …

“End Nuclear Insanity Before Nuclear Insanity Ends Humanity”

LLOYD A. WILLIAMS-PENDERGRAFT

JAN 24, 2024

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Well, what to say about the major ‘All Things Nuclear’ news for today? Nothing but the media passing along the “Bulletin of Atomic Scientists” (which I have beaten to death over the last 3+ Posts) keeping the Doomsday Clock at 90 seconds with the exception of two articles about Trudeau wrongly using the Federal Emergencies Act against truckers, two stories about the future of ‘fossil fuels’, a couple of nuclear power plant growth, delays, and a couple of concerns, influences from the Russia/Ukraine war.
So that leaves only the “Yellowstone Caldera” bonus category, which is an old Art Bell “Cost to Coast” show from May of 2004 that tells us how a Yellowstone eruption could cause a new ice age of which I did not bother to look at the details other than this:

Researcher Robert Felix, who argued that the planet was on the precipice of another ice age. He explained that this could come about as a result of increasing ocean temperatures adding significant moisture to the air followed by the explosion of the Yellowstone caldera, which would reduce the global temperature by 20 degrees, causing significant snowfall around the planet. (The link is Posted below in the ‘Yellowstone Caldera’ category, in case you would like to listen . . .)

Tomorrow will be another day, of course, so we’ll leave today at that . . . ~llaw

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1. All Things Nuclear
2. Nuclear Power
3. Nuclear War
4. Nuclear Power Emergencies
5. Nuclear War Threats
6. Yellowstone Caldera (There is one Yellowstone Caldera bonus story available in tonight’s Post.)

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A current Digest of major nuclear media headlines with automated links is listed below by nuclear Category (per above). If a category heading does not appear, it means there was no news reported from this category today. There is one Yellowstone Caldera bonus story available at the end of this Post.

(A reminder, just in case: When linked, the access to the media story will be underlined. If there is no link to a media story of interest you can still copy and paste the headline and lead line into your browser to find the article you are seeking. Hopefully this will never happen.)

TODAY’S NUCLEAR WORLD’S NEWS (01/24/2024):

All Things Nuclear

NEWS

‘Doomsday Clock’ signals existential threats of nuclear war, climate disasters and AI

WJCT News

What’s Health Got to Do with It? Morning Edition · All Things Considered … It cited nuclear threat in Russia’s war on Ukraine as well as the Oct. 7 …

‘Doomsday Clock’ signals existential threats of nuclear war, climate disasters and AI | NPR Illinois

NPR Illinois

All Things Considered. Next Up: 6:30 PM Marketplace. 0:00. 0:00. All Things … It cited nuclear threat in Russia’s war on Ukraine as well as the Oct.

‘Doomsday Clock’ signals existential threats of nuclear war, climate disasters and AI – NPR

NPR

All Things Considered · Fresh Air · Up First. Featured. The NPR Politics … It cited nuclear threat in Russia’s war on Ukraine as well as the Oct. 7 …

Nuclear Power

NEWS

Nuclear power output expected to break global records in 2025 – The Guardian

The Guardian

Experts say world is ‘past peak fossil power‘ but warn against uneven development of energy projects.

Nuclear power generation to reach record high next year, IEA forecasts – Financial Times

Financial Times

More nuclear power as well as the rapid growth of renewables such as wind and solar are helping to push fossil fuels out of the electricity system, …

EDF’s UK Hinkley Point nuclear plant start date delayed again, costs mount | Reuters

Reuters

French utility EDF on Tuesday again pushed back the start date on its long-delayed 3.2-gigawatt (GW) Hinkley Point C reactor plant in Britain to …

Nuclear War

NEWS

‘Doomsday Clock’ signals existential threats of nuclear war, climate disasters and AI

AP News

It cited nuclear threat in Russia’s war on Ukraine as well as the Oct. 7 attack in Israel and war in Gaza, worsening climate-related disasters and …

‘Doomsday Clock’ signals existential threats of nuclear war, climate disasters and AI – Yahoo News

Yahoo News

… nuclear threat in Russia’s war on Ukraine as well as the Oct. 7 attack in Israel and war in Gaza, worsening climate-related disasters and the …

Doomsday Clock remains at 90 seconds to midnight in 2024 amid nuclear wars, record …

Chicago Tribune

Doomsday Clock scientists cited the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, the climate crisis, genetic engineering technologies and AI as global threats.

Nuclear Power Emergencies

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Nuclear War Threats

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‘Doomsday Clock’ signals existential threats of nuclear war, climate disasters and AI – NPR

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‘Doomsday Clock’ Signals Existential Threats of Nuclear War, Climate Disasters and AI

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Yellowstone Caldera

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“End Nuclear Insanity Before Nuclear Insanity Ends Humanity”

LLOYD A. WILLIAMS-PENDERGRAFT

JAN 23, 2024

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LLAW’s THOUGHTS & COMMENTS:

Well, as I expected the Doomsday Clock stayed where it was, despite the expectations that it would be moved back to 2 minutes. If any of you cared enough to watch the Announcement this morning, you were treated to an expert panel of folks who knew what- and and where-of they spoke. It was truly an impressive presentation.

I can only feel sorrow for those of you who weren’t able to watch it live, but I am reposting it here just in case there were issues that prevented you from watching it or that you’ve changed your mind about the absolute dangers involved in not only ‘all things nuclear’, but also how it relates negatively to ‘AI’, and how fossil fuel energy (all of it including uranium) must go away forever. There is no hope for nuclear power plants to built, and the existing plants must all be shut down because they are a more immediate accidental death threat to all life on Mother Earth than even CO2 and other greenhouse gasses from other fossil fuels, e.g. coal, oil, gas, etc. Also, the possibility exists that both industries could join forces to exterminate most life on Earth much sooner than the “experts” tell us.

And, just know also, that nuclear powered energy will never replace other fossil fuel power plants, partly because the industry is going backward in percentage of power production, and catching up to a useful (if there is such a thing) will never happen because the industry provides less than 10% of electrical production, and new power plants will 15 years to two decades just to come online and if a few of them are lucky enough.

Human and other life remains hanging by the thinnest of threads, but there are a couple of ways we could be bailed out that I’ve been harping about for 519 consecutive days now. All it will take is a change of heart by the masses telling our so-called ‘leaders’ and an accompanying new understanding of what life is all about. “We ain’t gonna stand for it anymore!”.

My lovely little Avatar, Juice, posted the following statement in support of that this morning on Facebook: “ Love, Felicity, Care and Peace go together! Hatred, Chaos, Apathy, and War also go together, sadly. If you have to make a choice, which way of life would you choose? We do have a choice . . . and you and I know who those are who choose the authoritarian way. They are our our self appointed, chosen, or elected leaders. Let’s get rid of them all in this new year . . .” ~llaw

Here’s an explanation with a link to the full statement of Science and Security Board of the “Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists” if you missed it this morning. If you are interested in the Statement only, the link is in the last paragraph of this “Bulletin” Post . . .

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

A moment of historic danger: It is still 90 seconds to midnight.

The members of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists’ Science and Security Board have been deeply worried about the deteriorating state of the world. Last year, we expressed our heightened concern by moving the Clock to 90 seconds to midnight—the closest to global catastrophe it has ever been—in large part because of Russian threats to use nuclear weapons in the war in Ukraine.

Today, we once again set the Doomsday Clock at 90 seconds to midnight because humanity continues to face an unprecedented level of danger. Our decision should not be taken as a sign that the international security situation has eased. Instead, leaders and citizens around the world should take this statement as a stark warning and respond urgently, as if today were the most dangerous moment in modern history. Because it may well be.

But the world can be made safer. The Clock can move away from midnight. As we wrote last year, “In this time of unprecedented global danger, concerted action is required, and every second counts.” That is just as true today.

Read the full statement from the Science and Security Board and learn more about the Doomsday Clock: https://bit.ly/3UagBDR

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ABOUT THE FOLLOWING ACCESS TO “LLAW’S ALL THINGS NUCLEAR” RELATED MEDIA:

There are 6 categories (including a bonus category at the end for news about the Yellowstone caldera and other volcanic and caldera activity that also play an important role in humanity’s lives) as do ‘all things nuclear’ for you to pick from, usually with up to 3 links to the most important media stories in each category, but sometimes fewer and occasionally even none (especially so with the Yellowstone Caldera). The Categories are listed below in their usual order:

1. All Things Nuclear
2. Nuclear Power
3. Nuclear War
4. Nuclear Power Emergencies
5. Nuclear War Threats
6. Yellowstone Caldera (There no Yellowstone Caldera bonus stories available in tonight’s Post.)

Whenever there is an underlined link to a Category media news story, if you press or click on the link provided, you no longer have to cut and paste to your web browser, since this Post’s link will take you directly to the article in your browser.

A current Digest of major nuclear media headlines with automated links is listed below by nuclear Category (per above). If a category heading does not appear, it means there was no news reported from this category today. There no Yellowstone Caldera bonus stories available at the end of this Post.

(A reminder, just in case: When linked, the access to the media story will be underlined. If there is no link to a media story of interest you can still copy and paste the headline and lead line into your browser to find the article you are seeking. Hopefully this will never happen.)

TODAY’S NUCLEAR WORLD’S NEWS (01/23/2024):

All Things Nuclear

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Set to be a ‘tough week’ ahead as attack on Australia Day ramps up – YouTube

YouTube

“This attack on our celebration of all things that are great about … Putin to use nuclear weapons to start new Cold War with the West | William …

Nuclear War Update as New Doomsday Clock Prediction Revealed – Newsweek

Newsweek

“But given the magnitude of the challenge of evaluating the future, every little, small thing helps. I think the clock has that effect. It’s a …

Doomsday clock stays at 90 seconds to midnight: What we know – Al Jazeera

Al Jazeera

Clock set close to midnight due to worries about Russia’s nuclear arsenal, Israel’s war on Gaza and climate change.

Nuclear Power

NEWS

Presidents join ceremony for first concrete for El Dabaa unit 4 – World Nuclear News

World Nuclear News

… nuclear power plants in Russia, and the Ostrovets nuclear power plant in Belarus. The 2017 bilateral contracts stipulate that Rosatom will not …

Nuclear hype in meltdown – The Ecologist

The Ecologist

Nuclear power went backwards last year and shrunk to below 10 percent of global electricity generation despite all the hype about a new nuclear …

Growing support for nuclear will drive industry forward in 2024 | Reuters

Reuters

Industry Insight from Reuters Events, a part of Thomson Reuters. The logo of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is seen at the …

Nuclear War

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Russia-Ukraine war live: Kyiv and Kharkiv under deadly missile attack as Nato signs crucial …

The Independent

Russian Ukraine latest news: Russian forces have advanced near the eastern industrial town of Avdiivka, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) …

Putin to use nuclear weapons to start new Cold War with the West | William Alberque

YouTube

If Russia were to be seen to win the war in Ukraine, they might want to do a demonstration nuclear strike in Ukraine.” Russia would be prepared to …

Nuclear War Update as New Doomsday Clock Prediction Revealed – Newsweek

Newsweek

The global Doomsday Clock shows that numerous threats still exist and should be cause for caution, scientists say.

Nuclear Power Emergencies

NEWS

400 trapped around nuclear plant for 8 days after Noto quake | The Asahi Shimbun

asahi.com

Under the Nuclear Regulation Authority’s Guide for Emergency Preparedness and Response, residents in the urgent protective action planning zone (UPZ) …

Nuclear War Threats

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Nuclear War Update as New Doomsday Clock Prediction Revealed – Newsweek

Newsweek

The global Doomsday Clock shows that numerous threats still exist and should be cause for caution, scientists say.

Atomic scientists keep ‘Doomsday Clock’ as close to midnight as ever – NBC News

NBC News

Atomic scientists kept their “Doomsday Clock” set at 90 seconds to midnight, citing threats from multiple wars, nuclear weapons and climate change …

Surprisingly, scientists decline to move the Doomsday Clock closer to midnight – The Verge

The Verge

Now, the time is set by science and security experts who assess human-made threats including climate change, nuclear weapons, and “new disruptive …